GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| giddy | dizzy |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |